Rag doll.



A. MAXWELL.

RAG DOLL.

APPLICATION FILED 0018, 1914.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

'HE NORRIS PETERS C0., PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHING roN, D. C.

ANNE MAXWELL, 0F BAYSIDE, NEW YORK.

RAG DOLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atentcdlveb. 9, 1915..

Application filed October 8, 1914. Serial No. 865,693.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNE MAXWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bayside, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Ra g Dolls, of which the following is a specification. l

lThis invention relates to the subject of toys and has particular reference to ligure toys of that class commonly known as rag dolls. Ordinarily, these dolls are made from stamped or printed material that is sewed together' and stuffed to resemble the human figure. However, the usual stampings on the casing or covering material can only show the hair in the same manner as the other features. That is to say, the hair of the doll is merely stamped or printed upon the portion of the figure resembling the head and cannot be dressed or changed as is the case with china or other dolls having a wig of natural hair.

Therefore, the present invention has in view as its principal object of the idea of providing a rag doll with hair which may be braided and unbraided or dressed in various styles thereby providing a source of greater' amusement.

A further object of the invention is to form the piece designed to imitate the hair directly from the fabric covering or body material so that it cannot be easily torn from its place, and at the saine time increasing its natural appearance.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangements of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a rag doll showing a plan View of the hair piece. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the doll with the strands of the hair piece braided. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing that the hair piece is preferably 4formed integral with the head portion of the covering of the doll.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the Several figures of the drawings.

With particular reference to the details disclosed in the accompanying drawings, it will be observed that the numeral l designates a fabric body covering having printed thereon the features of the face as at 2, while the head portion H may be also stamped to resemble hair covering the head as at 3.

The fabric hair piece 4 which forms the subject of the present invention is located at the rear of the head portion H of the doll, and comprises a web 5 which is preferably integral with the head covering, and anl elongated substantially fan shaped portion G which is out into a plurality of separate and individual hair-strands 7. lt will of course be apparent that these hair-strands 7 may be braided or interlaced as shown in Fig. 2 to resemble plaits of hair, or they may be dressed in any other suitable style, as desired.

Owing to the eXtreme simplicity of the invention, it is thought that its many features and advantages will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, although it may be noted that in addition to providing a durable and attractive toy, the placing of imitation hair on a rag doll which may be plaited or braided or dressed in various styles greatly increases the amusing qualities of the doll, and at the same time provides a commercially valuable article.

I claim:

1. A rag doll comprising a body simulating the form and features of the human ligure and including a head portion provided at the back thereof with a depending fabric hair piece having plaitable elements.

2. A. rag doll comprising a fabric body covering having the human features printed thereon and including a head portion, and a depending fabric hair piece carried by the head portion and out into a plurality of plaitable strands.

3. A rag doll comprising a fabric body covering having the human features printed thereon and including ahead portion. and a depending fabric hair piece integrally carried by the said head portion and cut into a plurality of plaitable strands which may be braided and unbraided.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANNE MAXWELL.

Witnesses EUGENE M. HAWKINS,

EUGENIA LAMM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

